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Confused? Pseudonyms & Similar Titles

The lot of a pony book collector is not always an easy one. Some titles were republished, and when they were, their titles changed. Then some authors wrote under different names, some published under different names what is in fact the same book … and in America many titles were changed completely. Of course some of us do want every edition of a title, but if you don’t, and think you have discovered a previously unknown title, this page will hopefully help you avoid making what might be an expensive mistake. (If you do discover a previously undiscovered title, then please do let me know.)

This list isn’t exhaustive: it’s a work in progress, so if you find either a book or an author who needs to be on this page, please let me know. Many thanks to everyone on the forum who helped out with suggestions for what needed to be on here.

Authors and their aliases

Wendy Douthwaite also wrote as Elizabeth WynneA D Langholm also wrote as Alan DavidsonChristine Pullein-Thompson also wrote as Christine KeirPatricia Leitch also wrote as Jane EliotK M Peyton also wrote as Kathleen HeraldH M Peel also wrote as Hazel Peel and Hazel M PeelMarjorie Mary Oliver also wrote as Marjorie Oliver and M M Oliver

Books which have been re-titled

Caroline Akrill: The Silver Bridle contains the three separate stories Make Me a Star, Stars Don’t Cry and Catch a Falling StarJames Aldridge: A Sporting Proposition became Ride a Wild PonyJudith M Berrisford: Jackie’s Pony Camp Summer was reprinted as Jackie and the Pony Camp SummerNancy Caffrey: Somebody’s Pony was reprinted as Lost PonyMonica Dickens: Cobbler’s Dream was reprinted as New Arrival at FollyfootWendy Douthwaite: All Because of a Polly was reprinted as Dream PonyRuby Ferguson: Jill Enjoys Her Ponies was reprinted as Jill and the RunawayRuby Ferguson: Pony Jobs for Jill was reprinted as Challenges for JillRuby Ferguson:Jill’s Gymkhana was reprinted in the USA as A Horse of Her OwnPatricia Leitch: Janet, Young Rider was reprinted in the UK as Horse for the Holidays and in the USA as Last Summer to RidePatricia Leitch: Dream of Fair Horses was reprinted in the USA as Fields of PraisePatricia Leitch: The Special Pony was reprinted in the USA as The Perfect HorsePatricia Leitch: A Pony to Jump was reprinted in the USA as Jumping LessonsPatricia Leitch: The Stolen Pony was reprinted in the USA as Mystery HorsePatricia Leitch: Pony Puzzle was reprinted in the USA as Show Jumper WantedPatricia Leitch: The Black Loch was reprinted as The Horse from Black LochPatricia Leitch: First Pony is the same book as Jane Eliot’s First PonyPatricia Leitcha: Afraid to Ride is the same book as Jane Eliot’s Afraid to RidePatricia Leitch: Jacky Jumps to the Top was reprinted as Jump to the Top, and is the same book as Jane Eliot’s Jacky Jumps to the TopElyne Mitchell: Silver Brumby’s Daughter was reprinted as Snow FillyHM Peel: Fury, Son of the Wilds was reprinted as FuryK M Peyton: The Last Ditch was reprinted in the USA as Free ReinChristine Pullein-Thompson: The Doping Affair was reprinted as The Pony DopersChristine Pullein-Thompson: The Impossible Horse is the same book as Christine Keir’s The Impossible HorseDiana Pullein-Thompson: Cassidy in Danger was reprinted as This Pony is DangerousDiana Pullein-Thompson: The Boy and the Donkey was reprinted as The Donkey RaceJosephine Pullein-Thompson: All Change was reprinted as The Hidden HorseJosephine Pullein-Thompson: Star-Riders of the Moor was reprinted as Star Riders

Same title, but is it the same book?

Afraid to Ride: C W AndersonAfraid to Ride: Patricia Leitch or Jane Eliot (this is the same book!)

A Horse of Her Own: Joanna CampbellA Horse of Her Own: Anne WedekindA Horse of Her Own: Selma HudnutA Horse of Her Own: Ruby Ferguson (this is the USA printing of Jill’s Gymkhana)

A Pocketful of Ponies: Jean CreeA Pocketful of Ponies: Mary May

A Pony of our Own: Patricia LeitchA Pony of Your Own: Mary Gervaise (not quite the same I know, but they’re close)

About Jane Badger

I’m a freelance writer, editor and proof reader. I’ve written Heroines on Horseback (2019), a gallop through the pony book in children’s fiction, and have written the world’s largest website on equine literature.

I've now started up a publishing company dedicated to bringing classic pony fiction back into print.